Yungmann: I generally support use of TIF vehicles for redevelopment projects, but the county still needs revenue growth so I oppose a structure where an inappropriate amount of incremental revenue is captured by the TIF without the developer investing in what would otherwise be public infrastructure.

Yungmann: I support presence of armed SRO in every high school and middle schools according to need/best practices. I would consider additional screening methods. Other important methods to harden the building including tinting windows and limiting ingress. However a hardened target isn’t the solution. Staff and students must be empowered to identify individuals in the risk population for which a formal targeted plan of intervention and monitoring should be implemented. This includes mental health, school engagement, law enforcement, social media monitoring and other means to protect both the school and the potential attacker.

Yungmann: I’d start with transportation. Other areas might include segments of healthcare delivery and public works.

Yungmann: A better approach would have been to make nominal adjustments to the capacity limits and not allow the buy-ups. However, the recently approved capacity limits necessitate those buy-ups to avoid a wide-spread building moratorium in much of the county.

Yungmann: No. Local law enforcement enforces warrants from different jurisdictions in the normal course and cooperation with Federal law enforcement should be no different. Once illegal immigrants recognize Howard Co as a safe haven they will concentrate here diluting the quality of services being provided to our current residents.

Yungmann: Flood mitigation can be combined with other improvements needed to elevate the economic return of the Main Street corridor such as parking structures, redesign of sidewalks to provide outdoor shopping/dining spaces and easier walkability and limits on thru traffic and Main Street parking.

Yungmann: I support the recent creation of an opiates coordinator within the health department and the funding of an in-patient treatment center. I’d like the county to explore opportunities for public-private partnerships for construction and operations.

Yungmann: The county has done what it can given higher priorities and a finite pool of resources. This is an area in which I’d like to see some privatization.

Yungmann: I’d love to support a tax decrease but the recent changes to APFO and the resulting sharp decrease in impact fees make it fiscally difficult. I would strongly support a plan to phase in a tax decrease and part of long-range planning.